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Cost of Living Comparison Between Alexandria and Phuket Cost of Living Comparison Between Alexandria and Phuket

๐Ÿ™‚ Solo nomad: Alexandria is 45.2% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 64.7% cheaper with rent.
๐Ÿ™‚ Family of 3: Alexandria is 50.1% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 69.9% cheaper with rent.
Currency
๐Ÿฝ Eating Out
Alexandria
Phuket
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$3.61 Eยฃ171
$4.51 เธฟ142
-19.96%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$16.05 Eยฃ759
$46.08 เธฟ1,449
-65.17%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$4.52 Eยฃ214
$8.78 เธฟ276
-48.52%
Cappuccino
$1.45 Eยฃ68.6
$3.09 เธฟ97.0
-53.07%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.31 Eยฃ14.77
$0.70 เธฟ21.97
-55.71%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.10 Eยฃ4.74
$0.40 เธฟ12.46
-75.00%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$1.16 Eยฃ54.9
$2.40 เธฟ75.5
-51.67%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.88 Eยฃ136
$3.68 เธฟ116
-21.74%
๐Ÿ›’ Groceries & Markets
Alexandria
Phuket
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$0.82 Eยฃ38.61
$2.25 เธฟ70.6
-63.56%
White Bread (500g)
$0.75 Eยฃ35.25
$1.87 เธฟ58.8
-59.89%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$0.71 Eยฃ33.34
$2.22 เธฟ69.8
-68.02%
Eggs
$1.40 Eยฃ66.1
$2.23 เธฟ70.1
-37.22%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$3.89 Eยฃ184
$19.68 เธฟ619
-80.23%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$4.43 Eยฃ209
$3.66 เธฟ115
21.04%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$9.58 Eยฃ453
$13.09 เธฟ411
-26.81%
Apples (1kg)
$1.42 Eยฃ67.0
$3.38 เธฟ106
-57.99%
Banana (1kg)
$0.55 Eยฃ25.99
$1.69 เธฟ53.3
-67.46%
Oranges (1kg)
$0.42 Eยฃ19.99
$2.33 เธฟ73.2
-81.97%
Tomato (1kg)
$0.39 Eยฃ18.59
$1.98 เธฟ62.4
-80.30%
Potato (1kg)
$0.38 Eยฃ17.94
$1.55 เธฟ48.77
-75.48%
Onion (1kg)
$0.41 Eยฃ19.35
$1.51 เธฟ47.42
-72.85%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.22 Eยฃ10.40
$0.98 เธฟ30.84
-77.55%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.17 Eยฃ8.08
$0.48 เธฟ15.01
-64.58%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$2.00 Eยฃ94.4
$4.35 เธฟ137
-54.02%
Wine (Bottle)
$6.46 Eยฃ306
$20.65 เธฟ649
-68.72%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.42 Eยฃ67.0
$1.77 เธฟ55.8
-19.77%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.68 Eยฃ127
$2.75 เธฟ86.6
-2.55%
๐ŸšŒ Getting Around
Alexandria
Phuket
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.14 Eยฃ6.79
$1.37 เธฟ43.19
-89.78%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$14.09 Eยฃ666
$11.36 เธฟ357
24.03%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$0.56 Eยฃ26.41
$3.11 เธฟ97.8
-81.99%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$0.43 Eยฃ20.23
$1.05 เธฟ32.96
-59.05%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$1.96 Eยฃ92.5
$13.72 เธฟ431
-85.71%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$0.33 Eยฃ15.72
$1.34 เธฟ42.16
-75.37%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$35.3K Eยฃ1.7M
$27.7K เธฟ869.6K
27.58%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$33.3K Eยฃ1.6M
$33.6K เธฟ1.1M
-0.82%
๐Ÿงพ Monthly Utilities & Internet
Alexandria
Phuket
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$11.46 Eยฃ542
$122 เธฟ3,835
-90.61%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$5.65 Eยฃ267
$13.61 เธฟ428
-58.49%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$10.17 Eยฃ481
$18.49 เธฟ581
-45.00%
๐ŸŽ‰ Sport & Entertainment
Alexandria
Phuket
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$13.34 Eยฃ631
$61.7 เธฟ1,939
-78.38%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$6.84 Eยฃ323
$16.70 เธฟ525
-59.04%
Cinema Ticket
$2.99 Eยฃ141
$9.09 เธฟ286
-67.11%
๐Ÿงธ Childcare & Education
Alexandria
Phuket
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$90.2 Eยฃ4,263
$702 เธฟ22.1K
-87.16%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$1,874 Eยฃ88.6K
$16.0K เธฟ502.8K
-88.28%
๐Ÿ‘•๐Ÿ‘Ÿ Clothing & Footwear
Alexandria
Phuket
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$27.96 Eยฃ1,322
$58.9 เธฟ1,851
-52.51%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$49.47 Eยฃ2,339
$34.41 เธฟ1,082
43.77%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$109 Eยฃ5,156
$113 เธฟ3,545
-3.28%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$51.0 Eยฃ2,413
$84.7 เธฟ2,662
-39.72%
๐Ÿ  Accommodation & Living
Alexandria
Phuket
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$108 Eยฃ5,116
$606 เธฟ19.1K
-82.14%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$67.3 Eยฃ3,180
$435 เธฟ13.7K
-84.55%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$241 Eยฃ11.4K
$2,069 เธฟ65.0K
-88.33%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$134 Eยฃ6,345
$1,473 เธฟ46.3K
-90.89%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$735 Eยฃ34.8K
$4,445 เธฟ139.8K
-83.46%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$486 Eยฃ23.0K
$2,988 เธฟ93.9K
-83.72%
๐Ÿ’ต Salaries & Financials
Alexandria
Phuket
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$131 Eยฃ6,190
$547 เธฟ17.2K
-76.08%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
17
5.33
218.95%

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Last update for Alexandria: January 12, 2026

Last update for Phuket: January 13, 2026

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